“Sonny’s Triangle” by YUNGMORPHEUS is a little like the inversion of the standard hip-hop song arrangement. It begins with a voice sample of an older man giving some dubious advice to a younger person that has some harsh truth about basically not being able to completely depend on anyone else but yourself so take care with your actions. Then the song eases into a loop like a downtempo production on late period Sly and the Family Stone funk sample all while there’s a leisurely rap opining introspectively on how trying to take short cuts in life didn’t really get him ahead and how discerning between what’s real and what’s performative and boastful. The contemplation further offers how all the choices one makes come with conditions and consequences and how being involved in anything important can put pressures on you that can push you to the breaking point but that if you weather these highs and lows and try not to believe too much in how either will be ongoing and reliable. It’s a song about being realistic about what happens in life and staying focused on doing what matters and keeping an even keel rather than being too caught up in the high of success and the despair of perceived failure. Listen to “Sonny’s Triangle” on YouTube and follow YUNGMORPHEUS at the links below.
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